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The Bridge — Newsletter Archive

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• Issue #7 — 28 October 2026

  Express Entry Draw #452 invites 5,000 French-speaking candidates at CRS 407 — and draws pause from November 3 as new CRS scoring arrives

• Issue #6 — 24 October 2026

  Manitoba invites 1,304 skilled workers in Draw #282 — the official 186-occupation high-wage list is out, and Diwali Dhamaka in Brampton

• Issue #5 — 23 October 2026

  The Express Entry shake-up — up to 150 extra CRS points, PhD decisions in about two weeks, and Toronto’s Diwali Festival of Lights

• Issue #4 — 20 October 2026

  Dussehra Edition — the French advantage (CRS 435 versus 519), the November 3 countdown, RCIP communities and the new settlement funds

• Issue #3 — 15 October 2026

  Getting ready for the 2027–2029 Immigration Levels Plan, skilled trades still in demand, 2027 scholarship deadlines approach, CEPA Round 5 done, Team Canada mission in India — plus the new Nora’s Corner

• Issue #2 — 16 October 2026

  Canada calls students back, October 1 trades draw invites 3,500 workers, UBC 2027 scholarships open, Express Entry processing updates, and the $70B India–Canada CEPA outlook

• Issue #1 — 7 October 2026

  India–Canada CEPA Round 5, Team Canada Mission to New Delhi, student mobility signals

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